<p>My daughters took the SATs a few years ago and had something (I think math formulas) programmed into their calculators. Neither daughter remembers exactly what was allowed. Does anyone know how to find what programs are permitted and how to add them?</p>
<p>Any programs are allowed, since they dont specifically check what you have on your calc. So if you're calc savvy, you can get some useful stuff on there.</p>
<p>I doesn't matter if programs are allowed or not. Collegeboard will never know. Just get the programs from someone else or tell your daughters to make them themselves. Programming is not too difficult, especially for simple formula programs. To get them from someone else, you need a calculator link. I think you can get them online too...but you need a special sort of cable or something and a special computer program thing on your computer for your calculator...not sure.</p>
<p>I don't really think programs are necessary. I took the SAT in June and basically only used the calculator to perform basic numerical/algebraic calculations to doublecheck what I was doing on paper/mentally, as well as one simple linear graph. Any problems are probably allowed, but they may not be at all necessary for many problems.</p>
<p>Programs may not be necessary, but I think they do make it easier. It is so much easier to type things into a program to find slope, distance, and midpoint than solving them manually. Moreover, you can make even more complicated programs to find average speed, factors, quadratic formula, and much more. They are especially handy on the Math II, where you can make conics programs, etc. The calculator can be a very handy asset if you know how to use it well.</p>
<p>I've never used a program for the SATs, and I have a Ti-89. If you know the formulas, you only save about a minute using the programs.</p>
<p>Now the Math 2? That required some programs on steroids.</p>
<p>imo the quadratic and slope/distance (plug in 2 points + you get everything) are pretty time consuming programs to have ^^</p>